Study: Union Construction Training Has Economic, Social Benefits on Par With College Degree

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Jeff Yoders, ENR Midwest

Union apprenticeship programs in the construction industry produce salary and social outcomes for workers equivalent to the jobs and social situations of those with four-year college degrees, a new union-backed study of 10 years of federal statistics concludes.

Budish Announces New Initiative Aimed at Training People for Construction Jobs, While Focusing on Equity

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH - On June 4 Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish announced new initiatives aimed at training people for good paying jobs in the building trades, while focusing on minorities.

Tax Credits for Voluntary Paid Leave through March 31, 2021 (swacca.org)

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) required employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide paid sick and family leave to employees during the period of April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.  Covered employers who provided paid leave were 100% reimbursed through a payroll tax credit mechanism, which has been extended through March 31, 2021.

New U.S. Labor Regulation Would Hurt Contractors & Workers

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Fortune Article

In this opinion piece in Fortune, signatory contractor, Scott Casabona (Sloan & Company), explains how a proposed federal labor regulation would make it even easier for unscrupulous contractors to shift the cost of being an employer onto workers by classing them as "independent contractors." 

Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference

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The Ironworker

A record-breaking 2,773 tradeswomen convened in Minneapolis for the Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) Conference, the largest of its kind in the world, becoming the number one retention tool for women in the trades and one that General President Eric Dean has wholeheartedly supported.